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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100)BETA
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This list shows the highest grossing Screenwriters based on the international box office of the movies they worked on.
Since we are still actively researching technical roles, we consider this chart to be in beta mode. The table includes data for movies in The Numbers database. While we make every effort to collect all available data, there are inevitably omissions and errors. Please help us by sending corrections to corrections@the-numbers.com.
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,001 | Enrique Urbizu | $39,740,562 | 1 | $39,740,562 |
| 2,002 | Lynda Freedman | $39,628,942 | 1 | $39,628,942 |
| 2,003 | Riko Sakaguchi | $39,628,942 | 1 | $39,628,942 |
| 2,004 | David Freedman | $39,628,942 | 1 | $39,628,942 |
| 2,005 | Carroll Cartwright | $39,612,797 | 4 | $9,903,199 |
| 2,006 | James Ellroy | $39,610,245 | 2 | $19,805,123 |
| 2,007 | Saul Dibb | $39,567,481 | 2 | $19,783,741 |
| 2,008 | Shonda Rhimes | $39,564,000 | 1 | $39,564,000 |
| 2,009 | Edward Neumeier | $39,502,057 | 3 | $13,167,352 |
| 2,010 | Michael Miner | $39,500,491 | 2 | $19,750,246 |
| 2,011 | Meghan McCarthy | $39,409,537 | 1 | $39,409,537 |
| 2,012 | Michael Vogel | $39,409,537 | 1 | $39,409,537 |
| 2,013 | Joe Ballarini | $39,409,537 | 2 | $19,704,769 |
| 2,014 | Rick Ramage | $39,400,000 | 1 | $39,400,000 |
| 2,015 | Tom Lazarus | $39,400,000 | 1 | $39,400,000 |
| 2,016 | Park Hoon-jung | $39,338,919 | 2 | $19,669,460 |
| 2,017 | Rajan Agarwal | $39,332,537 | 3 | $13,110,846 |
| 2,018 | Max Adams | $39,320,328 | 4 | $9,830,082 |
| 2,019 | David Birke | $39,272,584 | 5 | $7,854,517 |
| 2,020 | Hur Jin-ho | $39,232,855 | 1 | $39,232,855 |
| 2,021 | Lee Han-eol | $39,232,855 | 1 | $39,232,855 |
| 2,022 | Seo Yoo-min | $39,232,855 | 1 | $39,232,855 |
| 2,023 | Nick Antosca | $39,215,701 | 3 | $13,071,900 |
| 2,024 | Michael Bortman | $39,071,303 | 3 | $13,023,768 |
| 2,025 | Don MacPherson | $39,013,864 | 2 | $19,506,932 |
| 2,026 | Bill Corbett | $38,845,552 | 1 | $38,845,552 |
| 2,027 | David Digilio | $38,843,429 | 1 | $38,843,429 |
| 2,028 | Stacey Menear | $38,758,186 | 2 | $19,379,093 |
| 2,029 | Keith Thompson | $38,748,745 | 2 | $19,374,373 |
| 2,030 | Richard Kelly | $38,739,786 | 3 | $12,913,262 |
| 2,031 | Nancy M. Pimental | $38,648,484 | 1 | $38,648,484 |
| 2,032 | Lee Hae-yeong | $38,647,461 | 1 | $38,647,461 |
| 2,033 | David Coggeshall | $38,465,288 | 4 | $9,616,322 |
| 2,034 | Rajiv Kaul | $38,421,788 | 2 | $19,210,894 |
| 2,035 | Howard Klausner | $38,420,000 | 5 | $7,684,000 |
| 2,036 | Eleonore Adlon | $38,414,607 | 1 | $38,414,607 |
| 2,037 | Percy Adlon | $38,414,607 | 1 | $38,414,607 |
| 2,038 | Adam Rifkin | $38,389,583 | 8 | $4,798,698 |
| 2,039 | Stéphane Durand | $38,349,493 | 2 | $19,174,747 |
| 2,040 | Jacques Perrin | $38,349,493 | 2 | $19,174,747 |
| 2,041 | Yau Nai Hoi | $38,292,208 | 2 | $19,146,104 |
| 2,042 | Mark D. Hanlon | $38,236,393 | 1 | $38,236,393 |
| 2,043 | Gwyn Lurie | $38,157,278 | 2 | $19,078,639 |
| 2,044 | Ruben Ostlund | $38,121,316 | 3 | $12,707,105 |
| 2,045 | Dan Antoniazzi | $38,114,413 | 1 | $38,114,413 |
| 2,046 | Ben Shiffrin | $38,114,413 | 1 | $38,114,413 |
| 2,047 | Shawn Slovo | $38,051,425 | 2 | $19,025,713 |
| 2,048 | Nisar Akhtar | $37,799,675 | 1 | $37,799,675 |
| 2,049 | Scott Stewart | $37,764,938 | 2 | $18,882,469 |
| 2,050 | Dennis Kelly | $37,756,496 | 3 | $12,585,499 |
| 2,051 | Hugh Welchman | $37,630,739 | 2 | $18,815,370 |
| 2,052 | Adi Hasak | $37,323,642 | 2 | $18,661,821 |
| 2,053 | Dorota Kobiela | $37,323,432 | 1 | $37,323,432 |
| 2,054 | Tony Gayton | $37,321,323 | 3 | $12,440,441 |
| 2,055 | Terry Hayes | $37,114,557 | 4 | $9,278,639 |
| 2,056 | Juan Jose Campanella | $37,093,554 | 2 | $18,546,777 |
| 2,057 | James Higginson | $37,018,346 | 1 | $37,018,346 |
| 2,058 | John Singleton | $36,887,241 | 4 | $9,221,810 |
| 2,059 | Alex Convery | $36,737,977 | 1 | $36,737,977 |
| 2,060 | Luk Yee Sum | $36,720,000 | 2 | $18,360,000 |
| 2,061 | Pang Ho-cheung | $36,720,000 | 4 | $9,180,000 |
| 2,062 | Zhang You You | $36,720,000 | 1 | $36,720,000 |
| 2,063 | Michel Gondry | $36,715,803 | 6 | $6,119,301 |
| 2,064 | Joe Batteer | $36,714,197 | 1 | $36,714,197 |
| 2,065 | John Rice | $36,714,197 | 1 | $36,714,197 |
| 2,066 | Anne Spielberg | $36,696,573 | 1 | $36,696,573 |
| 2,067 | Samuel D. Hunter | $36,591,041 | 1 | $36,591,041 |
| 2,068 | John Michael McDonagh | $36,440,603 | 4 | $9,110,151 |
| 2,069 | Yoann Gromb | $36,426,170 | 2 | $18,213,085 |
| 2,070 | Sujoy Ghosh | $36,418,631 | 4 | $9,104,658 |
| 2,071 | Jesus Olmo | $36,346,350 | 2 | $18,173,175 |
| 2,072 | Andrew Knauer | $36,283,101 | 3 | $12,094,367 |
| 2,073 | Frankie Tam | $36,278,532 | 2 | $18,139,266 |
| 2,074 | Mark Mallouk | $36,262,194 | 1 | $36,262,194 |
| 2,075 | Anthony Tambakis | $36,204,309 | 6 | $6,034,052 |
| 2,076 | Tracy Oliver | $36,086,866 | 5 | $7,217,373 |
| 2,077 | Robert Bolt | $36,078,096 | 5 | $7,215,619 |
| 2,078 | Tom Gormican | $35,816,163 | 2 | $17,908,082 |
| 2,079 | Anna Hamilton Phelan | $35,805,124 | 5 | $7,161,025 |
| 2,080 | Subash Nair | $35,800,000 | 1 | $35,800,000 |
| 2,081 | Stieg Larsson | $35,751,976 | 1 | $35,751,976 |
| 2,082 | Andrew Dominik | $35,697,384 | 3 | $11,899,128 |
| 2,083 | Steven Zallian | $35,695,343 | 1 | $35,695,343 |
| 2,084 | Scott Silvery | $35,645,379 | 1 | $35,645,379 |
| 2,085 | Timothy J. Sexton | $35,615,267 | 4 | $8,903,817 |
| 2,086 | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | $35,593,798 | 1 | $35,593,798 |
| 2,087 | Enrique Lopez Lavigne | $35,593,798 | 1 | $35,593,798 |
| 2,088 | Larry Doyle | $35,590,306 | 3 | $11,863,435 |
| 2,089 | Yasmina Reza | $35,565,407 | 1 | $35,565,407 |
| 2,090 | Florian Zeller | $35,410,283 | 2 | $17,705,142 |
| 2,091 | Don Winslow | $35,190,390 | 1 | $35,190,390 |
| 2,092 | Tad Daggerhart | $35,156,571 | 2 | $17,578,286 |
| 2,093 | Dennis Gansel | $35,122,948 | 1 | $35,122,948 |
| 2,094 | Peter Thorwarth | $35,122,948 | 1 | $35,122,948 |
| 2,095 | Justin Kuritzkes | $35,100,000 | 1 | $35,100,000 |
| 2,096 | Matt Greenhalgh | $35,089,409 | 4 | $8,772,352 |
| 2,097 | Mayur Puri | $35,077,511 | 3 | $11,692,504 |
| 2,098 | Nick Moorcroft | $35,060,211 | 7 | $5,008,602 |
| 2,099 | Jack Bernstein | $35,000,000 | 1 | $35,000,000 |
| 2,100 | Tom Shadyac | $35,000,000 | 1 | $35,000,000 |
The International Market is defined as all territories excluding the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.